Hadijah Mwenyango

Dr. Hadijah Mwenyango is a Lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University's School of Health and Social Care with over 10 years of academic experience. She previously held positions at Makerere University Kampala and the University of Edinburgh. Her educational background includes a PhD in Social Work (University of Edinburgh), MSc in Social Work and Human Rights (University of Gothenburg), and BA in Social Sciences (Makerere University).

Her research focuses on improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations through interdisciplinary approaches, with emphasis on:

• Forced migration and refugee health systems
• Gender-based violence and women's rights
• Reproductive health and child protection
• Mental health interventions in crisis settings
• Pandemic impacts on marginalized communities
• Human rights advocacy in healthcare access

Her 13 recent publications (2019-2024) predominantly examine health disparities in refugee contexts, COVID-19 impacts on vulnerable groups, and gender-based vulnerabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Research consistently demonstrates strong interdisciplinary integration of public health, social work, and human rights frameworks, with geographic focus on Uganda's refugee settlements.

She actively contributes to academic communities through:

• Invited lectures on health, migration and climate change at University of Edinburgh
• Peer review for journals including Global Health Action and BMC Health Services Research
• Conference presentations at JSWEC and migration governance symposiums
• Consultancy work on maternal mortality prevention for Royal Tropical Institute (Netherlands)

Dr. Mwenyango mentors postgraduate students pursuing interdisciplinary research on health and forced migration. She has coordinated community programs supporting vulnerable children in Kampala and advocates for rights-based approaches in humanitarian settings.